Speaker to talk Perry at library

Jeff Helmer a park ranger at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ida Rupp Public Library.

That day is the 200th anniversary of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's victory over the British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie. Helmer will offer a PowerPoint presentation detailing the events leading up to the battle and the effects that Perry's victory had regarding U.S. control of the Great Lakes and its expansion west of Ohio.

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Speaker to talk Perry at library

Jeff Helmer a park ranger at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island, will speak at 7p.m. Tuesday at Ida Rupp Public Library.